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Les Deux Amies, which sold French cakes and crepes, Bang Bang Hawker, which sold Vietnamese street food, and Mamalan, which sold Chinese street food, have been amongst the businesses to shut up shop.

Concerns have been expressed by opposition councillors that venues keep closing - particularly as a £3 million loan was handed out by Croydon Council so that the food mall, which is next to East Croydon station, could open.

Boxpark's founder Roger Wade says there isn't a problem and that a high turnover of businesses was expected.

But there have been plenty of suggestions on our Facebook page for what can be done to ensure more people visit.

1: Restaurants should lower their prices

Many of you mentioned that you felt the prices were far too high, and this was putting you off from visiting.

Of course the danger for businesses that drop prices too much is they may then struggle to pay their rent and other costs.

But plenty of readers said prices are too high for what they feel they get for their money.

Boxpark was packed when it opened back in 2016 (Photo by David Cook) (Image: David Cook)

What you said:

"Too expensive, [the] food is average for the price, it's not Camden," said Theresa Nolan on Facebook.